Filipino Desserts

(3 votes, average: 4.67 out of 5)

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Ingredients:
1 cup sifted flour
1/2 tsp. salt
3 tbsp. water
1/3 c. shortening

Directions:
1. Sift the flour and salt into a medium sized bowl. Cut in the shortening with a pastry blender until the mixture is crumbly.
2. Sprinkle water 1 teaspoon at a time over the mixture and mix lightly with a fork just until the pastry holds together.
3. Roll out on a lightly floured pastry cloth or board to a rectangle.
4. Grease the baking pan or shells with a small amount of oil then dust with flour.
5. Carefully place a rolledl piece of dough on the greased baking pan or baking shells.

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(2 votes, average: 4.5 out of 5)

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Materials:
Carving knife
Medium to large sized ripe watermelon
Orange slices
Strawberry slices
Kiwi slices

Directions:
1. Almost any shape watermelon will work for this project.
2. Cut a thin slice from the bottom to provide a stable base.
3. Draw the outlines for the carriage as best you can to mirror the image.
4. Use a sharp knife to cut out the section to be used for the handle. Cut all the way through the rind.
5. Use a decorating tool or knife to cut the fancy edges of the carriage.
6. Remove the top section of rind.
7. Hollow the carriage and attach the handle with toothpicks.
8. Attach wheels made from orange slices and hubcaps made from strawberries and kiwis.
9. Fill the carriage with approx. 4 cups of fruit salad.

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Bake a sweet-smelling apple pie with the recipe below. It is perfect as a Christmas dessert. Enjoy!

Ingredients:
Pie crust
This recipe makes enough dough for a double crust pie (one top crust & one bottom crust).
8 or 9-Inch Double Crust
3 level cups all-purpose flour
1 level teaspoon salt
1/2 cup margarine
1/2 cup butter or shortening
5 tablespoons cold water
1 tsp sugar (optional)

Directions to make crust:
1. Combine flour, salt in bowl. Create well.
2. In the well, add margarine and butter.
3. Using a fork or pastry cutter, combine butter/margarine with the flour until well blended.
4. With a few tablespoons of water, add to the flour mixture and slowly form a ball. Add more water if desired.
5. Roll the dough from center outwards form a circle. Make sure the diameter is one inches more than the top of the pie plate.

Ingredients:
Apple pie filling
1/4 cup brown sugar , packed
1/4 cup granulated sugar
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/4 tsp. salt
3/4 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
2 tbsps butter
8 to 10 green tart apples, sliced
3 pieces calamansi juice

Directions to make the filling:
1. Pare and slice apples thinly.
2. Squeeze calamansi juice on sliced apples.
3. Combine the first 7 ingredients above together to create a sugar-spice mixture. Blend well.
4. Coat apples gently with sugar and spice mixture.
5. Spoon into pie crust. Add butter on top.
6. Cover with crust. Flute the top of the pie crust. Slit in center.

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(2 votes, average: 4.5 out of 5)

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Ingredients:
5 egg yolks
sugar to taste
3/4 cup milk
rind of 1 lemon
1/4 cup sifted flour

Directions:
1. Stir lightly beaten egg yolks into milk.
2. Add flour and mix until smooth. Add sugar and powdered rind.
3. Grease wafer iron (barquillera) on both sides and heat over moderate fire.
4. Drop tablespoon of batter in the center of hot iron, press iron plates together.
5. Heat iron on both sides to brown wafer.
6. Shape barquillos while still warm and soft using a greased wooden cone.

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Ingredients:
1 cup sugar
½ cup water
1 cup shelled roasted peanuts

Directions:
1. Cook sugar and water to 348 degrees F.
2. Quickly stir in the peanuts.
3. Pour immediately on warm buttered tin.
4. Cut when slightly cool.

Technorati Tags: Filipino Desserts, nuts, peanut brittle, recipe, snack, sweets

(8 votes, average: 4.25 out of 5)

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Polvoron coated in sweet chocolate makes an excellent gift during special occasions such as Christmas parties or birthdays.

Ingredients:

2 cups of all purpose flour, sifted
2 cups powdered milk
1 cup refined white sugar
1 cup butter

Chocolate coating:
1 cup dark chocolate
1/4 cup fresh milk
2 tsp butter
1/4 cup confectioner’s sugar

Directions:

1. Toast the flour in a shallow pan until it turns light brown.
2. Place in a bowl and mix in the powdered milk, refined sugar and melted butter. Set aside to cool.
3. Pack the mixture in polvoron pressers using a spoon and place the polvoron pieces in a plate and store in the freezer for an hour.

Chocolate coating:
1. Melt the chocolate in a bowl using a double boiler or in a steamer.
2. Mix in the fresh milk and granulated sugar. Mix well until it is smooth.
3. Stick in a plastic toothpick in a polvoron piece gently and dip it in the chocolate sauce to coat.
4. Insert in something sturdy like a styro block. Wrap or store as you like.

Tip:
1. Add more milk to thin the chocolate coating mixture.
2. Add more sugar to thicken the chocolate mixture. I prefer to use confectioner’s sugar since it dissolves easily.
3. I also prefer using whole wheat flour. It is healthier compared to white flour.

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(4 votes, average: 2.5 out of 5)

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Ingredients:
3 ¼ cups (400g) glutinous rice flour
2/3 cup brown sugar
7 oz boiling water
½ cup Chinese dates, softened in water, cut in half, pits removed, or ½ cup other dried fruit or ¼ dates and ¼ cup nuts
1 tbsp. milk
Water, as needed
1 tbsp white sesame seeds
1 tbsp vegetable oil or nonstick cooking spray

Directions:
1. Prepare the wok for steaming.
2. In a bowl, mix the boiling water and the sugar. Stir constantly to dissolve. (If using peen tong, break the candy into several pieces, so that it will dissolve more easily in the boiling water.) Cool.
3. Soak the Chinese dates in hot water for at least 30 minutes to soften. Another way is to place them in a bowl with water and microwave on high heat for 30 seconds. Cut the dates in half and remove the pits.
4. Place the glutinous rice flour in a large bowl. Make a hole in the middle and add in the sugar and water mixture. Add the milk and begin shaping the dough. Add 1 tablespoon of water to the dough at a time, until you have a smooth dough with a satiny texture. Mix ½-¾ of the Chinese dates, nuts or other dried fruit as you are adding water and working with the dough.
5. Grease a 7 inch square cake pan with vegetable oil or non-stick cooking spray. Place the dough in the cake pan and spread it out to the edges. Decorate with the remaining dates, lightly pushing them into the dough. Sprinkle the sesame seeds on top.
6. Steam the cake over medium-high to high heat for 45 minutes or until the edges of the cake pull away from the pan. Remove the cake from the heat and cool.
7. Use a knife to loosen the edges, then remove the cake. Wrap in wax paper and refrigerate overnight.
To serve :
1. Cut the cake into quarters and then into thin slices 2-3 inches long and ¼ inch wide.
2. You can serve the cake as is or reheat it in the microwave (the amount of time will depend on the size and power of your microwave-start with 10 seconds and then microwave an extra 5 seconds if needed) or re-steam it for 4-5 minutes.

You can also pan-fry the cake, dipping the cake in an egg wash before frying. Use a small amount of oil so that the cake will not taste oily. Heat the oil on medium-high to high heat, then turn the heat down to medium and brown the cake slices briefly on both sides.

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Ingredients:

Bilo bilo
1/2 cup mongo, boiled and mashed
1/2 cup white sugar
2 cup ground pure malagkit rice soaked in water
refined white sugar

Sauce
3 cup coconut milk
3 /4 - 1 cup white sugar divided
1-1/2 tbsp. cornstarch
1 cup coconut cream
Banana leaves
Directions:
1. Combine mongo and sugar. Cook with constant stirring until thick. Set aside.
Place ground malagkit in a cheese cloth and squeeze out water.
2. Transfer to bowl. Add 2 tablespoons of sugar. Form 1 tablespoon of the mixture into balls.
3. Fill the center with sweetened mongo. Do the same with the rest of the mixture. Grease a square pan and line with banana leaves. Arrange the balls
on the pan. Set aside.
4. Combine coconut milk and 1/2 cup sugar in a saucepan. Cook over moderate heat for 10 minutes while continuously stirring.
5. Pour into balls in the pan. Cover with banana leaves. Bake at 350 deg F for 1 1/2 hours or until cooked.
6. Meanwhile, dissolve cornstarch in 1 cup coconut creamed the remaining sugar.
7. Cook over low heat for 3 minutes. Pour over the malagkit balls to thicken the sauce. Bake for 5-10 more minutes.

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(4 votes, average: 2.5 out of 5)

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Ingredients:
2 packs frozen ube
1 box sweet rice flour or mochiko
banana leaves
4 cups white sugar
2 cans coconut milk
1 tsp vanilla
latik (cook coconut milk slowly until all oil is extracted and residue or latik is formed)

Preparation:
1. Thaw frozen ube.
2. Make latik in a separate pot.
3. Wilt each banana leaf then brush with coconut oil.
4. In large wok, mix thawed ube with coconut milk, rice flour, sugar, vanilla and a little coconut oil.
5. Stir while cooking. Add more coconut oil by tablespoonfuls if needed to prevent sticking.
6. Keep stirring until mixture is very thick. Put in pan lined with wilted banana leaves.
7. Flatten batter by hand using a piece of oiled banana leaf.
8. If you don’t feel like stirring for a long time, you may put slightly thickened mixture in baking pan and bake in 350°F oven 15 to 20 minutes.
9. Cool and score prepared ube in diagonal shapes and put latik on top.

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(4 votes, average: 4 out of 5)

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Ingredients:
1 cup brown sugar
2 cups water
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 ripe plantains cut lengthwise into 1/8-inch-thick slices (sliced sweet potatoes may be substituted)
8 ounces sweet butter sherry

Preparations:
1. In a saucepan over medium heat, combine sugar, water and salt until a thick syrup forms. Simmer.
2. Add plantain slices and butter to the syrup and continue simmering for 15 minutes.
3. Lace each individual serving with a tablespoon of sherry and serve at once.

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